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Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

Fand — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:28:17 GMT

I'm learning the Donegal dialect because my Grandmother was born in Donegal, and that's the type of Gaelic that she spoke, and I wanted to carry on our family tradition. Other than that, I don't know what the differences are, I just know that there are a few. Is bréa liom An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.[ The Official Standard Irish is very good.] An Caighdeán Oifigiúil is the Official Standard Irish, and I really like it because it makes it much easier to deal with the spelling. I've decided to learn the Official Standard for spelling and grammar, but to learn the Donegal accent for pronounciation, because that's the accent my Gran had.

Slán,

Fand

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

Celtic Dreamer — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:46:26 GMT

How does one decide on a dialect? I am very new to this. I have been using Byki program because it is free, but I am not sure which dialect it is. I want to be able to speak and write Gaelic fluently, I am an amateur poet and would like to write using Gaelic.

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

Anyse1 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:32:43 GMT

Lauren,

I have tried to start on my own Irish lessons and one thing has stuck in my craw that, I believe, has finally been remetdied.

Do you know that there are a few dialects in Irish? There is Connacht, Ulster, Munster and other regional ones as well. All of the learning material out there is in one of the three. So, if you want to learn, you need to decide on the dialect. I learned (after much expense) that Rosetta Stone uses the Munster accent. I want to study using the Connacht dialect. So, what's to do? Well, I bought all three books in the series Tus Maith ("A good start" in English). It is in the Ulster dialect. I like this series beccause, out of all of the ones that I have purchased (I have spent a lot of money trying to find a good set of books to guide me all the way through rather than going from one set to another with no internal consistency), it provides the best presentation of the language both linguisivcally a well as pedagogically (yes, I was a teacher of English for second-language learners). Now, as to the dialect problem, I am using a program called Easy Reader 2. This is a program that includes all of the three dialects (you can choose the one you want), i a word processor and, this is a clincher, one can also create lessons in it. I am noe in the process of writing all of Tus Maith into Easy Reader 2! This way I get the vocabulary growth as well as the help that I need with pronunciation all along that is built into Easy Reader 2.

I hope that ths helps you out and, should you be interested, please keep in touch.

Anísa

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

gerd_gaeilge — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:23:01 GMT

A Sheanduine,

bhí mé ag fanacht "on campus" ... agus tá mé ag siúil gach oíche ... to get sober again lol

an raibh tú ann ó Oideas Gaeil? bhí mé ann Mi Márta 2008 agus Mi Meitheamh 2009... agus beidh muid ann le clann i 2010 fosta / freisin.

sílim, go bhfuil thuig tú Liam agus Síophán freisin... An bhfuil tú ann freisin i Dún na Gael? Cá bhfuil tú i do chónái?

Slán

Gerd as nGearmáin

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

seanduine — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:45:55 GMT

A Gherd, a chara...

'S ea. Tá cinnte! Roartys is ainm do. Fanaim ann nuair foghlaim ar Oideas Gael. Bíonn an craic ann go maith i gcónai.

I have stayed at Roartys three time now. It can be a bit noisy at times, but it is very easy to get "home" after a seisún. As long as you can climb

the stairs. :)

Tabhair aire,

seanduine

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

gerd_gaeilge — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:29:12 GMT

A seanduine, a chara...

tá an teach tabhearn i nGleann Cholm Cill.. Is ea?

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

gerd_gaeilge — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:26:46 GMT

Hi Abhay.... I start two and a half years ago.... and step by step it works better...

You wanne do irish - english I think? I didi Irish - German at the start "to get the direction" :-)

.... and now i do Irish-English... there is lots in the internet...

What part of Ireland are you from OR what dialect do you like to learn? (that confused me a little at the start! :-)

Ask simple!

Ádh mór ort!

Slán anois

Gerd

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

abhay_vyas — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:58:10 GMT

Hi Gearo'id please share some material on preliminary basis with me.??

I am totally novice and know nothing about Irish......pls send the documents related to Irish starting from scratch.

will you?

Thnx

-Abhay

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

seanduine — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:01:17 GMT

If you are in the Minneapolis area, there is lots available to you.

Seanduine

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

tora — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:42:17 GMT

Dia duit a Lauren!

Conas atá tú? (another way of saying 'how are you')

Don't know if it's against the rules to suggest some other sites for learning as well, but I don't think so?

You can take free on-line classes with a tutor through the Philo-Celtic society: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/philostartingtolearn/

And there are self study classes on http://www.irishpage.com/irishpeople/

Beir bua (take victory) agus slán go fóill (and see you later)

Tóra

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

michelle — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:14:48 GMT

Fáilte chuig Labhair Gaeilge, Lauren! Is mise Michelle.

If you'd like to start learning colours or simple word groups, you should start with our WordFlash game - http://talkirish.com/games/ - check out this post if you need some help with the rules - http://talkirish.com/forums/t/1274.aspx

You can test yourself with the quiz once you've learned some.

It's a good idea to sign up for the Focal an Lae (word a day). This will give you a word every day, and a simple sentence so you can see how to use it.

We're working on some free basic Irish language lessons at the moment - I can't say when they'll be up, but we'll email you as soon as they are!

Ádh mór ort (good luck on you!).

Michelle

Re: I'm new can anyone help me?

Gearoid — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:10:31 GMT

Dia duit a Lauren,

Cad é mar atá tú?

How are you?

Is mise Gearóid

My name is Gearóid

I check in on a regular basis and would be glad to give you a helping hand whenever you like.

Gearóid

I'm new can anyone help me?

Lauren_017 — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:09:18 GMT

i know absolutly no irish but i want to learn it very much so if anyone would like to help me please do.